On the ego, urbanisation, and a night in Kartong when a man who owns almost nothing reminded me what it means to be human — and why we need each other more than we need more.
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On yoga, natural living, equality, and the slow unlearning of everything we were sold — written from wherever the road happens to be.
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On the quiet ego hidden inside parental love, what we teach our children when we buy their happiness, and what letting my son go finally taught me about it.
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On the ego, urbanisation, and a night in Kartong when a man who owns almost nothing reminded me what it means to be human — and why we need each other more than we need more.
Six and a half weeks in Abéné. I arrived not knowing anyone. I left with brothers and sisters — and three dogs. On the Bayefall, radical generosity, 2 AM at Jazz Café, and a goodbye bonfire that showed me exactly who my friends were.
No studio, no mirrors — just sand, wind, the ocean, dogs wandering through, and Dom beside me on his own mat. How outdoor practice changed everything.
I spent weeks in a treehouse on the Gambian coast, watching a Chinese fishmeal factory empty the ocean and the Atlantic slowly swallow the shore. A quiet witness account.
It started with soap. Then one by one, the bottles disappeared. This is what nobody tells you about shampoo — and what your hair actually needs.